Myths and Heroes

We have chose like topic The American conquest of the west" for illustra. the notion of myth and hero. A myth is a Mory which can he true or not. But there are many differences between the myth and the reality We cas to show in this presentation these differences.

At first we abat] see the various mythe Obis period then in a second part, we aball speak about the reality and about .1. really passed.

I) Myth

a) Manifed destiny,

Is a term used in 1134o for justified the expansion of USA towards the Oregon Texas and California.The idea of Manifest told Americana that they had a mission. This mimion wax make the United S.tes bigger so the 'bordera" coula be open to even more people.

Of .urse, there were many other reaaosa, hesides Manifest Destiny, that people wasted the US0fogo. People wasted land °Oh& instead of bovins to work for other people. If a per.n had their mem land, they were worldng for themselves, and they were free. In this document , one say that the pioneera had for mission bring the democracy and the at least w.lthy that is the Indien people.

b)Arnerican progreas

This 'fichue, was pain.d hy John Gost 18.. Enlitled "American P.sreas" is represen.fion of the " M.ifest deatiny ". Plis aceny angelic woman (sometimes identified Cohunbia, the personification of the Usi.d S.tes in the X1Xth cestury), cardes the light of the civilisation" on the West with the American colonies. Ilse Amerindi.s and the wild animais avoid towards the wes.rs darkneas savage. She symbolises the American conquest has fault the education and the technology

Il) Reality

a) Donner party tragedy

In spite of the mythe, the west conquest rut parved rot always well. Indeed, during Nie long journey, sevrerai pioneers died. Indeed, the food brime ace, some are died ofhas the malnutrition. °fixera have d Feed corpses to survive and rut die tao. It is a part of the myth which remained N bide to keep in memory a gond vision of this event.

b) Trails of tears

The United States waa very determined ta teks control of all of North America. IlMortimately, the parts of North America th, wanted were Dot empty. They were places Nat native amer..an had always lived

The United States gouvernant wanted these tribes ta moue outside the United States, to what is now Oldaoma. The government was able to convia some of these Native American tribes to sign trealies saying th, would leave their lands.When some tribes refused to leave their lands, the United States govemment committed an ethnie clearing againat them. When thCherokee Nation refused to leave their homes USA president Martin van Buren, ordered the milita,. make them leave. About .,tioo Cherokee were Foreed to walli to Oklahoma and Arkansas . Most historia'. tthink that Abe 4,000 of them died on the way.

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